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If rating teachers based on standardized test scores was such a brilliant revelation…, we’d expect to see these strategies [at] leading private independent schools…
Lately it seems that public policy and the r... | __label__POS | 0.558493 |
[show abstract] [hide abstract]ABSTRACT: Secondary (amyloid A [AA]) amyloidosis is a systemic disease characterized by amyloid deposition in many organs, leading to impaired function. Although cardiac involvement may occur with AA amyloidosis, significant deposition of amyloid in the heart is considered an infrequent o... | __label__POS | 0.614481 |
What is in this article?: 2011 National Electrical Code Changes 1. 110.24 Available Fault Current 2. 210.8 GFCI Protection 3. 210.12 Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection for Dwelling Units 4. 210.52 Dwelling Unit Receptacle Outlet Requirements 5. 250.2 Bonding Jumper, Supply-Side 6. 250.30 Grounding Separately, Der... | __label__POS | 0.829393 |
Although the disease was first described in the hip, reports of chondrolysis in nearly all diarthrodial joints have since emerged with considerable variations in the literature.
Despite speculation among clinicians and researchers about the implicit causal pathways and etiologic contributors associated with chondrolysi... | __label__POS | 0.779113 |
The four principles approach (principlism) is widely implemented in medical curricula. However, there is ongoing debate about the “universality” of this approach. A frequent criticism is that principlism reflects Western ideals such as the importance of individual rights. Some Asian scholars have argued that Asian bioe... | __label__POS | 0.964754 |
Biopharmaceutical Outsourcing Trends: The Next Decade
New outsourcing industry sectors have become multibillion-dollar industries.
Considerations in Biopharmaceutical Outsourcing
Because of the complexity of the manufacturing processes for biologics, transfer of these processes to a contract manufacturer presents chall... | __label__POS | 0.631894 |
OligoHyaferre Loss of elasticity is typical for aging skin. OligoHyaferre improves the viscoelastic properties of skin, as has been demonstrated in vivo. This effect is achieved by stimulating the synthetic activity of skin cells and promoting angiogenesis. These two interrelated mechanisms are necessary for the recove... | __label__POS | 0.994241 |
PACE exploration presents a 21st century approach to developing the mineral and energy resources of South Australia, by expanding the exploration search space for explorers and providing them with new pathways for discovering the next generation of world-class mines.
Pathways to prospectivity focuses on key elements fu... | __label__POS | 0.857804 |
Freedom-to-Work provides workplace fairness and equality, giving workers more control over their own lives, pocketbook and employment. Michigan workers will be free to choose how they engage with labor organizations.
A total of 23 other states currently provide working families workplace fairness and equality. With thi... | __label__POS | 0.639505 |
OBJECTIVE: We examined the effect of physical violence during pregnancy on perinatal and early-childhood mortality.
METHODS: We estimated the prevalence of domestic violence during pregnancy among a population-based sample of 2199 women in Uttar Pradesh, India. We used a survival regression model to examine the risks f... | __label__POS | 0.960461 |
Habitats for vectors of disease This chapter considers the many disease-causing and disease-carrying organisms, chiefly invertebrates that live in temporary water habitats. Important examples include blood flukes (schistomiasis), nematodes (Guinea worm), and mosquitoes (malaria, yellow fever, elephantiasis). The biolog... | __label__POS | 0.858633 |
BACKGROUND: The clinical evidence base for ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity outcomes with once-daily dosing (ODD) of gentamicin in children is suboptimal. Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in once-daily gentamicin regimens is variable and its role in predicting or preventing clinical toxicity is unclear. We aimed to asse... | __label__POS | 0.925248 |
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Ginzburg K, Koopman C, Butler LD, Palesh O, Kraemer HC, Classen CC, Spiegel D
This study examined evidence for a dissociative subtype of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among women seeking psychotherapy for childhood sexual abuse (CSA). One hundred and twenty-two women seeking treatment for CSA completed a bat... | __label__POS | 0.770825 |
A service launched yesterday, which will aggregate National Broadband Network (NBN) capacity across Australia, is "no magic bullet" that could completely resolve perceived issues with the NBN's pricing model, according to Internode managing director Simon Hackett. The service launched by wholesale and fibre telco Nextg... | __label__POS | 0.775589 |
▪ Objective: To determine the efficacy of fish oil supplementation in patients with active ulcerative colitis.
▪ Design: Multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial with 4-month treatment periods (fish oil and placebo) separated by a 1-month washout.
▪ Setting: Four gastroenterology divis... | __label__POS | 0.857952 |
As children, many of us were fascinated by the odd materials, looming forms and complex structures of urban industrial buildings – all the more intrigued when we learned we were not allowed to explore them directly. This remarkable building conversion project captures the industrial heart of the original rag factory wh... | __label__POS | 0.563088 |
Breathe Easy Outcomes
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Biodiverse Carbon Greening Australia’s Biodiverse Carbon provides whole of landscape repair and improves agricultural sustainability in the face of a changing climate. Our Biodiverse Carbon will leave a century-long legacy of social, economic and environmental benefits.
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Learn about reducing the risk of blood clots using CRESTOR 20mg in this report from Insider Medicine. Read the full transcript »
Dr. Susan Sharma: This is Insidermedicine in 60. From Orlando - CRESTOR 20 mg can reduce the risk of blood clots, according to an analysis from the JUPITER study. Patients were selected based... | __label__POS | 0.511369 |
Two large-scale yeast two-hybrid screens were undertaken to identify protein-protein interactions between full-length open reading frames predicted from the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome sequence. In one approach, we constructed a protein array of about 6,000 yeast transformants, with each transformant expressing one... | __label__POS | 0.722149 |
Relief in Sight for Seasonal Allergy Sufferers
Unpredictable and abnormal weather conditions can catch allergy sufferers off guard. Due to an unusually wet winter and spring in many parts of the country, we could see greater pollen counts from trees and grass in the late spring and early summer.
“Allergy sufferers coul... | __label__POS | 0.713346 |
Arlington, VA (PRWEB) March 3, 2011
The budget passed by the U.S. House of Representatives drastically cuts funds for a program vital to the survival of tens of thousands of older, low-income job seekers. The budget reduces funding for the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) from $825 million down to $3... | __label__POS | 0.525775 |
Individual SALT Services Income taxes imposed on individuals, trusts and estates are one of the top sources of revenue for state and local jurisdictions. The complexities of business ownership, investment and the mobility of the workforce can cause traps. Similar to the common scenario of professional athletes who trav... | __label__POS | 0.551255 |
As a species we’ve become increasingly proficient at acquiring and storing data. This elevated access and recall allows for the creation of companies both on and offline that appear to be omniscient. This power can be interpreted as “creepy” or even “magic”.
Three factors that appear to strongly influence the creepy le... | __label__POS | 0.533175 |
Radical contingency in sharing behavior and its consequences
Abstract The data of Henrich et al., when combined with other research, suggest that sharing behavior probably varies systematically across cultures, situations, and individuals. Economic policies founded on recognition of this “radical contingency” would, I ... | __label__POS | 0.993227 |
by Sanjay G. Reddy T H E
P O O R
Historically, especially in Latin America,
more effort has gone into assessing the extent of “income poverty”—
whether individuals possess sufficient income to live a minimally
adequate life—than into determining the extent of non-income depri-
vations such as access to water and sanita... | __label__POS | 0.9556 |
Climate-change denial is spreading like a contagion across the land, with fewer Americans believing the world is warming than the number who did just a few years ago—all while the scientific consensus has solidified in the opposite direction. What on earth is happening here? George Monbiot speculates in Conservation ma... | __label__POS | 0.82262 |
Steps to a Healthier Cleveland Steps to a Healthier Cleveland was a city-wide program designed to engage all Clevelanders to live longer, better and healthier lives. The program encouraged physical activity, healthy eating and tobacco-free choices. These efforts were intended to reduce the burden of diabetes, overweigh... | __label__POS | 0.520182 |
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Korff, T., Romer, L. M., Mayhew, I., & Martin, J. C. (2007, June). Effect of Pedaling Technique on Mechanical Effectiveness and Efficiency in Cyclists. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 39(6), 991-995.
Quoted Abstract The article aims to determine the effects of various pedaling t... | __label__POS | 0.510919 |
Weeds impact soybean yields by competing for limited resources, primarily light, water, and nutrients. The demand for these resources early in the growing season is small enough that weeds and soybeans can coexist without yield loss. However, as plants increase in size, competition for resources begins and yields are i... | __label__POS | 0.543118 |
We welcome you to JobBank USA and hope your job hunting experienceis a pleasant one. We hope you find our resources useful.
Aerospace engineers create extraordinary machines, fromairplanes that weigh over a half a million pounds to spacecraft thattravel over 17,000 miles an hour. They design, develop, and testaircraft,... | __label__POS | 0.891912 |
Assistance to the Poor in a Federal System
This paper explores the roles of different levels of government in assisting the poor. Using a model with utility interdependence, the paper presents some theoretical results on how levels of poor relief vary with the extent of mobility of the poor under both centralized and d... | __label__POS | 0.933062 |
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . April 24th, 2006
Gastroenterology - Helicobacter pylori infection prevents nocturnal gastric acid breakthrough
Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Inhibition of CHI3L1 activity may be a novel therapeutic approach for IBD
Colorectal Adenocarcinoma - Colorectal adenocarcinoma linke... | __label__POS | 0.903243 |
I didn't grow up eating Brussels sprouts, and due to the vegetable's notorious reputation, I didn't think I was missing out on much. When I had my first bite of the vegetable a few years ago, I found that it wasn't bitter; rather, it was rich, sweet, and tender. I've been a devotee of the nutritious Brussels sprout eve... | __label__POS | 0.938911 |
Daniel Kahnemann continues his exploration into utility theory and the decisions under risk. In this paper, Kahnemann summarizes his research that highlights the differences between empirical decision making and the choices individuals are expected to make based on conventional rational agent models. Tevy Chawwa, Igor ... | __label__POS | 0.999551 |
Given the rapid and ongoing integration of the global economy, the International Monetary Fund needs to renew its role, governance structure, and functions if it is to maintain its relevance as the institution charged with promoting global financial stability. Lecavalier and Santor examine the areas of possible reform,... | __label__POS | 0.923369 |
L1CAM ELISA kit (EIA5074) Utilized in Study of Preterm
Researchers at Washington University of St. Louis recently utilized DRG International’s L1CAM Elisa Kit in their study of
Neurological outcomes of preterm infants with post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus are among the worst in newborn medicine. There remains no consensu... | __label__POS | 0.941952 |
Bioinformatics The worldwide market for bioinformatics is expected to reach $1.7 billion by 2006, driven by bioinformatic technologies that decrease the time and money required for drug discovery and development. Emerging bioinformatic applications could reduce the cost of drug discovery by 33% and also accelerate the ... | __label__POS | 0.816782 |
Freedom v. Meijer Great Lakes Ltd. The plaintiff appealed the trial court's action.The plaintiff was a cashier who had filed a workers compensation claim. While the claim was pending, she was questioned about a number of unusual transactions traced to her register. She was interviewed by a loss prevention officer. At t... | __label__POS | 0.829585 |
You list the most exciting games, defined as those that most often have unexpected outcomes, as soccer followed by baseball, hockey, basketball and American football (7 January, p 13). With the exception of the final two, these are the sports with the lowest scores at the end of the game.
Could it simply be that in low... | __label__POS | 0.726965 |
Landforms Iowa is often considered to be one of the flattest states in the Midwest. But Iowa has a distinct collection of landforms. Unique shapes and features change from one part of the state to another.
Iowa’s landforms reflect a unique history of geologic events. These geologic events have shaped the land also infl... | __label__POS | 0.883088 |
Publication: Vibrant Life Author: Schiffmann, Ruth Date published: November 1, 2011 You're sitting in the passenger seat of your family's SUV, watching trees rush past in a blur. Your head spins, your stomach lurches, and a warm, clammy feeling comes over you. No, you're not in love. You're experiencing motion sickness... | __label__POS | 0.565861 |
Agent-based models (ABMs) are powerful in describing structured epidemiological processes involving human behavior and local interaction. The joint behavior of the agents can be very complex and tracking the behavior requires a disciplined approach. At the same time, equationbased models (EBMs) can be more tractable an... | __label__POS | 0.702473 |
Link: http://www.futureal.net/
Futureal is a company that I came across many years ago. They "use quantitative and qualitative research, logic and creativity to hep (sic) their clients build strategy for an uncertain future."
In a recent article (http://bit.ly/QDdrDq), the founder of Futureal Tamar Kasriel was listed a... | __label__POS | 0.618346 |
Even though modern retrieval systems typically use a multitude of features to rank documents, the backbone for search ranking is usually the standard tf.idf retrieval models.
We address a limitation of the fundamental retrieval models, the modeling of the vocabulary mismatch between query terms and relevant documents. ... | __label__POS | 0.783334 |
From: Joseph Schilz (meingolem@gmail.com ) Date: Mon Dec 19 2005 - 20:48:38 MST
I hope I'm not waxing too philosophical on my first response here.
It seems to me that a lot of this play about free will is a matter of semantics.
You can think of free will in a couple of different ways. To me, the words free will represe... | __label__POS | 0.739235 |
First Amendment Architecture Abstract The right to free speech is meaningless without some place to exercise it. But constitutional scholarship generally overlooks the role of judicial doctrines in ensuring the availability of spaces for speech. Indeed, when scholarship addresses doctrines that are explicitly concerned... | __label__POS | 0.921106 |
My husband and I both have ADHD, but we manifest it differently. I’m disorganized in the typical ADHD way. He manages his ADHD by staying hyper-organized. He refuses to learn more about ADHD and the reasons for my disorganization.
by Melissa Orlov
It sounds like he is trying to shame you into doing better. Perhaps your... | __label__POS | 0.864953 |
Scaling Agile to the enterprise can be challenging once you start looking at the Program and Portfolio level. How do you design an effective coordination system that encourages collaboration, communication, transparency and is flexible, easy to implement and rapidly evolvable? We will explore key aspects of creating a ... | __label__POS | 0.601514 |
L. Hemingway
Bristol: Policy Press, 2011
This book provides a comprehensive investigation of housing issues for disabled people from a social model perspective. Documenting historical and current trends, it looks at policy, barriers to housing options and meanings of 'home'. Such a review is crucial to understanding th... | __label__POS | 0.968907 |
Federal Real Property: National Strategy and Better Data Needed to Improve Management of Excess and Underutilized Property - GAO Report Date: June 20, 2012 Report No.: GAO-12-645 Pages: 90 Download PDF Now Summary: The Federal Real Property Council (FRPC) has not followed sound data collection practices in designing an... | __label__POS | 0.837772 |
40 Percent of Deaths Linked to Environment Hmmm... Maybe it's not so bad to drink Dr. Pepper after all. A recent Cornell University study has found that nearly half of deaths worldwide are caused or exacerbated by environmental pollution, including water pollution.
David Pimentel, the Cornell professor of ecology and e... | __label__POS | 0.988112 |
Emotional baggage. It's a term we hear often and a burden that many of us deal with daily. Finding freedom from emotional burdens often involves a frustrating struggle between our hearts and minds-thinking one way but feeling another. In Keys to Emotional Freedom , Counselor Robin Martens explains that releasing emotio... | __label__POS | 0.99448 |
Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Regulation Number(s):
Regulation 57 - General
Bill or Act: Bees Act Summary of Decision:
The proposal has been approved. The amendments to Regulation 57 under the Bees Act will take effect July 1, 2013. The amendments will apply to all Ontario beekeepers.
Two diseases that wer... | __label__POS | 0.517703 |
In anatomy, the term ligament is used to denote three different types of structures:[1]
Fibrous tissue that connects bones to other bones. They are sometimes called "articular ligaments"[2] , "fibrous ligaments", or "true ligaments". A fold of peritoneum or other membrane The remnants of a tubular structure from the fe... | __label__POS | 0.816113 |
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InterMed Discovery has partnered with the University of Saarland to develop a eco-friendly source of omega-3. The university harbors the knowlege of microbial omega-3 fatty acid production strains.
The concentrations and ratios of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are... | __label__POS | 0.984908 |
The Neoproterozoic carbonate and siliciclasic successions of the São Francisco Craton were deposited in epicontinental basins that covered the cratonic area, and in passive-margin basins, which were later intensely deformed creating fold belts. The epicontinental basins include three mega-sequences: glaciogenic, carbon... | __label__POS | 0.983834 |
CREATING POSSIBILITIES: A QUARTER-CENTURY RETROSPECTIVE ON "SEEDING STRATEGIES" FOR INDONESIA'S EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENTKrafft, L.J., Temple University, USAFrom the mid-1970's through the early 1990's the author was involved in delivery and assessment of a succession of educational development efforts throughout Indones... | __label__POS | 0.648752 |
By Deirdre Anne Carter
Master’s Thesis, Florida State University, 2009
Abstract: In the mid-thirteenth century, the English monk, author, and artist Matthew Paris produced a rich collection of illustrated manuscripts. Although he is best known for his historical chronicles, Matthew also wrote and illustrated several sa... | __label__POS | 0.920832 |
BACKGROUND: DNA methylation aberration and microRNA (miRNA) deregulation have been observed in many types of cancers. A systematic study of methylome and transcriptome in bladder urothelial carcinoma has never been reported.
METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: The DNA methylation was profiled by modified methylation-specif... | __label__POS | 0.546712 |
Improving Pharmaceutical Cold Chain Storage Conditions During Transport European Medicines Agency (EMA) has published a concept paper on storage conditions during transport (EMA/INS/GMP/638479/2010). The goal is to create new Good Distribution Practice (GDP) and GMP guidance and may lead to the need to revise the guide... | __label__POS | 0.50685 |
Between peering into binoculars and keeping meticulous checklists, for some outside the activity, bird watching may seem perplexing. Why do people enjoy it, and what does the practice reveal about human-animal relationships? Or, consider aquariums, with their carefully choreographed performances and animal-touching act... | __label__POS | 0.999728 |
Practice or Retreat?
During intensive meditation retreats, we practice. We practice sitting without perusing the television or internet. We practice eating without wasting the smallest morsel. We practice walking without music or a cell phone blaring in our ear. We practice a simplified daily routine, happily dedicatin... | __label__POS | 0.944677 |
We are swimming upstream against a great torrent of disorganization, which tends to reduce everything to the heat-death of equilibrium and sameness described in the second law of thermodynamics. What Maxwell, Boltzmann, and Gibbs meant by this heat-death in physics has a counterpart in the ethics of Kierkegaard, who po... | __label__POS | 0.834642 |
Start Small If networking is challenging to you, start small. Set a goal to attend a networking event or other networking opportunity once or twice a month, and then increase it as you feel more comfortable. For many, networking one-on-one seems easier, so consider inviting a business associate to lunch as a way to get... | __label__POS | 0.85913 |
Many of us are aware that cranberries are effective in maintaining urinary tract health. Unfortunately most cranberry products come with a large dose of refined sugar. Cranberry Forte is an enriched cranberry supplement that provides the benefits of cranberry juice without the refined sugars. The unique formula in Cran... | __label__POS | 0.976683 |
The recent focus on the use of steroids and human growth hormones by major league baseball players has once again put the spotlight on the role of Internet pharmacies in distributing these substances.
The report by former US Sen George Mitchell, released in December following his investigation into the illegal use of p... | __label__POS | 0.602999 |
Physical Layer TrellisWare’s core technologies enable new regimes of radio operation and yield products with industry leading performance – measured in terms of range, throughput, reliability, cost, power consumption, etc. Two broad categories of improvement are robustness and efficiency .
Robustness TrellisWare links ... | __label__POS | 0.987468 |
This excerpt taken from the WEN 10-K filed Mar 1, 2007.
The quick service restaurant industry is often affected by changes in consumer tastes, national, regional and local economic conditions, discretionary spending priorities, demographic trends, traffic patterns and the type, number and location of competing restaura... | __label__POS | 0.542086 |
Average annual precipitation is a vital piece of climatic data - one that is recorded through a variety of methods. Precipitation (which is most commonly rainfall but also includes snow, hail, sleet, and other forms of water falling to the ground) is measured in units over a given time period. In the United States, pre... | __label__POS | 0.749899 |
Thomas Renné Professor of Clinical Chemistry and Coagulation Research at the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery since 2008.
Coagulation factor F XII is normally present in mammals, and it has previously been believed that it is not significant in coagulation. Thomas Renné's group has shown that mice that lack... | __label__POS | 0.933322 |
The Second Bill of Rights and The New Federalist Papers offers a non-partisan package of eleven amendments to the United States Constitution, accompanied by fifty brief essays, all aimed at re-energizing three core principles named by the Founders—limited government, individual freedom, and liberty. As in 1787, these p... | __label__POS | 0.707973 |
Objectives
Partial seizures are often believed to be associated with EEG signals of low complexity because seizures are associated with increased neural network synchrony. The investigations reported here provide an assessment of the signal complexity of epileptic seizure onsets using newly developed quantitative measu... | __label__POS | 0.628798 |
Authors of a study published in the journal ‘The Breast’ state that alcohol’s effect on women who carry a BRCA gene mutation is unclear.
The researchers conducted a case-control study of 1925 matched pairs of predominantly premenopausal women who carry a BRCA1 or a BRCA2 mutation. Information on current alcohol consump... | __label__POS | 0.780456 |
Grow, Baby, Grow! It's part of the normal routine of well-baby care: Your pediatrician measures your child's length, weight, and head circumference and notes them on a chart. You eagerly await the results, excited to hear that your bundle of joy is in the 90th percentile for height (Wow!), the 80th percentile for weigh... | __label__POS | 0.960269 |
Gay & Lesbian Issues and Psychology Review, Vol. 5, No. 2, 2009 TO ENTRAP AND EMPOWER: UNDERSTANDING THE SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF MATERNAL INTUITION WITHIN HETERO- SEXUAL FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS TONI DELANY Abstract Introduction Throughout this paper I explore the concept Intuition refers to a way of knowing; that is, a of ... | __label__POS | 0.747564 |
Bacteria could be exploited to recapture dwindling phosphate reserves from wastewater according to research presented at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring Conference in Dublin this week.
Phosphorus – in the form of phosphate - is essential for all living things as a component of DNA and RNA and its role in ... | __label__POS | 0.545184 |
Congressional Record: October 12, 2001 (Extensions) Page E1880 INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002 ______ speech of HON. RON PAUL of texas in the house of representatives Friday, October 5, 2001 The House in Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union had under consideration the bill. (H.R. 2... | __label__POS | 0.543006 |
Read More: Success, Careers, Leadership, Deirdre Maloney, Goals, Self-Help, Life Transition, Emotional Wellness, Transitions, Life Goals, Career, Life Changes, Life Change, Goal, Journey, Life Journey, Life Goal, Healthy Living NewsAs we prepare to turn the page on 2012 and ring in 2013, it's highly likely that most of... | __label__POS | 0.533012 |
Why I don't buy presents for kids Gifts under the Christmas tree.
Picking out gifts is one of my favorite things. And really the only child in my life is my 2-year-old nephew, who I'm obsessed with. I love this little guy and wish I had the money to shower him in squeaky toys, stuffed animals and adorable designer shoe... | __label__POS | 0.972192 |
Can business play a role in creating a peaceful society? That’s what participants explored during a June 24-25 conference hosted by the Institute for Corporate Responsibility. Tim Fort, interim director of the institute and Lindner-Gambal Professor of Business Ethics, hosted the 12th in a series of conferences on how b... | __label__POS | 0.778964 |
Every activity has some Risk involved in it. Analyzing the Risk involved in a transaction is importantto decide whether to proceed with the transaction or not. Risk has been discussed extensively in different areas,like Investment, Finance, Health, Environment, daily life activities and Engineering. All these areas hav... | __label__POS | 0.969866 |
Many argue that the private sector is more entrepreneurial and innovative than the public sector. Commercial enterprises—responding to market pressures and the need to stay competitive—incorporate new technologies into their operations as a way to boost efficiency and productivity. In contrast, government agencies don’... | __label__POS | 0.780753 |
Teams represent a dominant approach to getting work done in a business environment. Creativity enables teams to solve problems and leverage opportunities through the integration of divergent thoughts and perspectives. Prior research indicates that a collaborative culture, which affects how team members interact and wor... | __label__POS | 0.881234 |
IL-1β reactivity and the development of severe fatigue after military deployment: a longitudinal study
1 Laboratory of Neuroimmunology and Developmental Origins of Disease (NIDOD), University Medical Center Utrecht, KC.03.068.0, P.O. Box 85090, 3508 AB, Utrecht, the Netherlands
2 Research Centre - Military Mental Healt... | __label__POS | 0.683564 |
Finding God We have all heard evangelists quote from Revelation: “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me” (Rev. 3:20). Usually the evangelist applies this text as an appeal to the unconverted, saying: “Jesus is knocking... | __label__POS | 0.794165 |
Says states need more flexibility, time Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor, CPA, has submitted
comments on proposed health insurance exchange rules issued this past summer by the federal government.
The proposed rules, released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (... | __label__POS | 0.732954 |
The price of tomatoes has fallen with predictions that they would continue to go down after weeks of skyrocketing prices. A kilogramme of the commodity is now trading at Rwf 300, down from Rwf 600.
According to farmers, the prices are expected to continue dropping even further as two of the major tomato growing areas, ... | __label__POS | 0.567369 |
Sir .—Ekblad and colleagues1 infer from their study that the infusion of sodium acetate corrected acidosis in very-low-birth-weight neonates. However, without controls it might not be valid to make this assumption. It is quite possible that the resolution of metabolic acidosis which they observed might have occurred in... | __label__POS | 0.989818 |
Contracts as a fish bone I was on a panel last week where we were discussing some of the findings from IACCM’s ‘Future of Contracting’ study. One of my co-panellists (the COO of a major insurance company) gave her observations and experiences, especially in the context of outsourcing.
She mentioned that her company, li... | __label__POS | 0.807998 |
Title Publication Date November 2000
Abstract This research examines the influence of job satisfaction and three dimensions of organizational commitment (i.e., affective, continuance, and normative) on the intention to leave, job search activity, performance, and leadership effectiveness of executives. Job satisfaction... | __label__POS | 0.584677 |
Last July, the
Wall Street Journal reported that China had overtaken the U.S. to become the world's largest energy consumer. According to theWSJ , data gleaned from the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) confirmed that China's energy consumption surpassed all other nations. The IEA's report showed that China... | __label__POS | 0.525329 |
What is this agile stuff anyway, and why does it work?
Agile teams don't do this. They don't use that. What do they do? What, exactly, makes a project or a team "Agile"? Without lots of pre-ordained processes and techniques to guide (or restrict) them, Agile teams rely on key Agile values and principles as guardrails. ... | __label__POS | 0.616367 |
Uptake, biotransformation, and elimination rates were determined for pentachlorophenol (PCP), methyl parathion (MP), fluoranthene (FU), and 2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl (HCBP) using juvenile Hyalella azteca under water-only exposures. A two-compartment model that included biotransformation described the kinetics f... | __label__POS | 0.750295 |
The purpose of the Methodological Toolbox is to provide a practical aid for the implementation of the Right to Food Guidelines. It contains a series of analytical, educational and normative tools that offer guidance and hands-on advice on the practical aspects of the right to food. It covers a wide range of topics such... | __label__POS | 0.940378 |
If you're longing for more ITM, and especially for more Eileen (whose comments are always so explosively cool), go to Kris Coffield's Fractured Politics. There's much great discussion after Jeffrey's interview (with a comment by Eileen, here) and after my interview too.
There, Coffield writes:
In a sense, that's what K... | __label__POS | 0.60391 |
New University Senate chair encouraging collaboration on decisions Joan Fulton, chair of the University Senate and professor of agricultural economics. (Purdue University photo/Mark Simons)
Joan Fulton, professor of agricultural economics, wants to build a strong community of collaboration as the 2010-11 University Sen... | __label__POS | 0.617789 |
They affect how we understand our world, our societies, our economies, our bodies, and our minds. They affect how we think, what we believe and how we act. Science and technology matter so much, in fact, that many take them to be the defining institutions of the Modern world. And with each passing day, the impact of sc... | __label__POS | 0.784155 |
For maximum pleasure and maximum performance, your bike should fit you perfectly.
There are a number of factors to consider when fitting a bike. The first step is to select a bike of the correct frame size. Frame sizes are essentially a vertical measurement. Taller riders will take a bigger frame size. A petite lady wi... | __label__POS | 0.784655 |
Economic Importance for Humans: Negative It is difficult to speculate on how these acquatic mammals might negatively impact humans. There are no reports of negative interactions, but it is possible that through their predatory behavior, populations of Peale's dolphins could negatively impact commercial or subsistence f... | __label__POS | 0.995487 |
Requirements Engineering is recognized as a crucial part of project and software development processes. This is due to the fact that the different stakeholders involved in a development project have to establish common terminologies as well as goals, scenarios and requirements expressed using these terminologies. Withi... | __label__POS | 0.979893 |
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